Example sentences of "of [noun] a [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | A bottle of whisky a day would definitely come on the wish list , said Edwards . |
| 2 | He used to have a bottle of whisky a week but he do n't have any now he ai n't had it for a long time has he ? |
| 3 | Towards the end of field-work a constable newly transferred to the Neighbourhood Unit from one of the sections expressed his difficulties in adjusting to the new round of duties , stating that it was more difficult to pass the time because nothing seemed to happen ( FN 17/12/87 , p. 16 ) : establishing informal contact with the public was not yet itself seen as doing police work and boredom was unappealing . |
| 4 | Its attractive format appeals to the BBC but , more to the point for Suntory , Japanese television shows three hours of play a day . |
| 5 | When selection is the main focus of assessment a test that provides information on where a pupil stands relative to the group taking the test is most likely to be used . |
| 6 | Once fully operational , they should process 3,000 tons of effluent a day . |
| 7 | ‘ I 'm the first to tell someone if they ca n't afford my fees of £225 an hour , plus VAT . ’ |
| 8 | To add to AW 's existing range of products a number of high quality and complementary brands of beer with the capacity not only for regional development but also rapid national development through AW 's marketing network . |
| 9 | According to the Royal Mint around twenty three thousand pounds of coins a day disappear ! |
| 10 | There is normally no restriction on the maximum number of copies a candidate may produce , but he or she will normally make at least one personal copy , in additional to those supplied to the university in fulfilment of degree requirements . |
| 11 | In all but the very smallest of projects a number of people will be involved , some with specialist knowledge not necessarily in the possession of the project manager . |
| 12 | For a town of this rank it seems almost incredible until we recall that Walsingham enjoyed a lucrative tourist trade as far and away the most popular resort of pilgrimage , the shrine alone deriving an income of £250 a year from the pious offerings of the faithful , compared with the meagre £36 to which that of St Thomas at Canterbury had by then shrunk . |
| 13 | The clause recommends compensation of £250 a year for every mile of hedgerow conserved . |
| 14 | At no extra charge , Fidelity offers a Stockbroking Plus option which provides frequent dealing credits when you exceed a minimum commission of £250 a month , dealing in US and European Stocks , a high interest multicurrency instant access money market account and , for an extra fee of £50 a year , a full client reporting pack . |
| 15 | The grower can also claim an EC grant of £250 an acre . |
| 16 | With a street value of £18.50 a kilo , it is more valuable than airline passengers . |
| 17 | It is reported on the front page of The Times today that the common agricultural policy — that squalid policy which is costing British families an average of £18.50 a week each — will destroy the world free trade talks , which have been going on for four or five years , and involve just about every country in the world . |
| 18 | Such developments keep Johnson and Boswell at a further remove , although on the wall of the castle hangs a framed letter in which Johnson , with his attractive spidery writing , gives thanks to his host : ‘ The kind treatment which I have found wherever I go makes me leave with some heaviness of heart an island I am not likely to see again … |
| 19 | This amounted in effect to a grant of £1,000 a year , the annual amount of the lease which was now extinguished . |
| 20 | The permitted limits of £1,000 a year in total for gifts , and the exemptions of as many small gifts of £100 a year as the donor may choose and of all gifts out of surplus income are not unreasonable for ordinary individuals ; and the raising of the exempt gift on marriage to £5,000 per parent will probably exceed the capacity of most parents , particularly that of the bride 's parents saddled with the cost of the reception as well . |
| 21 | Large bonuses encourage teams to work faster and longer to meet targets , and top professionals earn a minimum of £1,000 a week — for five shifts of up to 12 hours each . |
| 22 | It is now a listed building and it is maintained annually at a cost of £1,000 a time . |
| 23 | After a period of chaos a sequence of Agaw monarchs , known as the Zagwe dynasty , established themselves . |
| 24 | As the Institute of Fiscal Studies today points out , the new system in effect means there is a charge of 86p a week for belonging to the system ; then there is a 9 per cent tax on income between £43 and £325 . |
| 25 | Mr Hawkins , of Sutton Benger , near Chippenham , Wilts , declined to comment on the calls , some of which lasted 15 minutes , at a cost of 48p a minute . |
| 26 | Where once you would have had as a matter of necessity a plot with at its heart some intricate deception , often unlikely , now your plot will arise from the characters you want to write about . |
| 27 | Although the petitioner was , for the reasons indicated , entitled to appeal as of right , the present petition by the petitioner is of necessity a petition for the grant of special leave to appeal and the grant of such leave remains discretionary : see Lopes v. Valliappa Chettiar [ 1968 ] A.C. 887 . |
| 28 | Entitled Challenge , it ‘ will be progressive in the sense that it understands Christian faith to be of necessity a commitment to the cause of all who are oppressed , discriminated against or unjustly treated . ’ |
| 29 | For the purposes of exposition , though it is of necessity an oversimplification , we can say that objects of feeling , particularly other people , encountered in the outer world are mapped subjectively in some way on to the inner world . |
| 30 | British Gas said the July-October reductions would mean a saving of £27 a year for a three-bedroom , centrally-heated semi-detached home . |